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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: "He has carried her to Feversham... for her betrayal of his to-night's
plan to seize the Duke."
That stirred Mr. Wilding. He wasted no time in idle questions or idler
complainings. "How long since?" he asked, and it was he who clutched
Richard now, by the shoulder and with a hand that hurt.
"Not ten minutes ago," was the quavering answer.
"And you were at hand when it befell?" cried Wilding, the scorn in his
voice rising superior to his agitation and fears for Ruth. "You were at
hand, and could neither prevent nor follow him?"
"I'll go with you now, if you'll give chase," whimpered Richard, feeling
himself for once the craven that he was.
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